Chapter 31 Family matters are more important than state affairs
Until now, Yun Zheng felt powerless for the first time. In the past, he took his subordinates to fight independently, and as long as he was responsible for himself, it was possible to win everything. ·
But now, the trouble is coming. The battle against Liao is almost a battle of thriving the country. He has no choice but to take the 100,000 troops of the Beijing-Western Army. Even if he conquered a few military states, he would be forced to retreat by Liao in the subsequent protracted war. Unless he was pressed up in full and made breakthroughs at multiple points, he would be delusional to take Yan Yun.
Song Taizong's lesson was too profound. At that time, the generals under his command, such as Lao Cao, Lao Wang and others, were all fuel-efficient. Because they did not form a comprehensive oppression of the Liao Kingdom, they were easily seized by others, and in the end they almost died in the Liao Kingdom.
Seeing that Yun Zheng was in a bad mood, Chen Lin and Su Xun sighed and left the central army tent, giving him a quiet space. Whether it was Chen Lin or Su Xun, there was no binding force on Fu Bi and Zhong Yan, or even the imperial power was very limited in binding to these two banned officials.
The Qingtang Jiedushi Fu Bi almost controlled the vast land from Qinzhou to Fengxiang to Huangshui and even Qinghai Lake, and it was no exaggeration to call him the King of Northwest.
Zhong Yan has run Huanzhou since his grandfather's generation. By his generation, Huanzhou has become the fundamental land of the Zong family. The locals only know that there is a concubine of the Chung family but not an emperor.
If such a situation lasts for decades, Yun Zheng dares to say that Fu Bi and Zhong Yan will definitely become the second and third Li Jiqian. Even if they are both loyal ministers of the Song Dynasty, once the conditions for independence of these two places begin to mature, they will become independent. This change will not develop according to the personal wishes of Pang Ji and Zhong Yan.
Yun Zheng could even imagine that once Zhao Zhen dies and Zhao Xu succeeds to the throne, the most important task before him is to reduce the vassal states.
In the Qing Dynasty, a little Mazi emperor also had this need, but in the end he relied on one tragic war to achieve his goal. I just don’t know if Zhao Xu has the courage of that little Mazi.
Both Zhao Zhen and Pang Ji saw the signs, so they would take more precautions against themselves. At the same time, Fu Bi and Zhong Yan asked each other to replace each other in defense. They hoped that they would cause unhappiness between the two and destroy their possible alliance. The reason why Zhao Yan sent to command the Qingtang cavalry was to mix sand into it.
The court's approach cannot be said to be wrong, but it is very difficult for commander Yun Zheng, to fight back. No matter what method Fu Bi and Zhong Yan have to fight back, the trouble will eventually be reflected on their own table. Only by solving these troubles can one truly defeat the Liao people and achieve supreme achievements.
Only Yun Er's letters could ease Yun Zheng. The gentle boy has now become a nightmare for everyone on the sea. Yun Zheng could not imagine his barefoot and his toes were spreading his toes, holding a short spear in his hand, a long knife in his mouth, and a red ribbon tied to his head and a skeleton ship traverseing the sea.
The construction of Wild Donkey Island has been completed. It is a production base for overseas islands. It is very close to Dengzhou. Whether it is to obtain supplies from the Song Dynasty or to plunder the population from the Liao Kingdom, it is very convenient. It only takes two days to go.
Yun Er simply talked about his situation in the East China Sea. He said it very easily. It seemed that the pirates there were made of mud and would break it with a slight touch. He said that he was extremely brave and had a great level of being invincible in the world.
It is obvious that Kui Mulang doesn't see this way. Yun Yue in his secret report seems extremely difficult. This year, not only did the navy of the Goryeo Kingdom participate in the maritime struggle, but even the Japanese country, which was enjoying poverty in the Heian era, had ships going down to the sea and participated in this maritime competition.
The Goryeo people do not eat meat. But they are even more fierce than wolves at sea. Those short Japanese who like to send women to the Song Dynasty reformed race also exploded with extremely powerful aggression at sea.
If Yun Yue's subordinates had no absolute advantage in weapons, they would not have been able to gain much advantage when facing the Korean and Japanese. At least on the way of hard work, the wealthy Song pirates were definitely not as desperate as the Korean and Japanese.
Yun Yue had once met everyone who killed the other party's entire ship. The remaining three or five fish that escaped the net would sank the ship by themselves and go into the sea with the ship and go to the bottom of the sea without any willingness to let the Song people take any advantage.
After seeing this kind of thing for a long time, when Yun Yue starts to seize the ship, he will kill all the people on the ship as soon as possible, otherwise he will be in vain.
The Yun family brothers seem to have not been injured since they came to the Song Dynasty, but since Yun Yue went to the sea, he has never suffered any injuries. Although he was wearing strong soft armor, his arms and legs, there are now scars, and even Qin wrote to beg his elder brother, hoping that the Yun family could stop expanding at the sea. If this continues, Yun Yue would die...
Killing ten thousand enemies will lose three thousand by yourself. Yun Zheng was extremely angry at Yun Yue's injury. He didn't have to be injured, and he didn't have to be led by the enemy to fight to the death. The Yun brothers are just two chess players, not two pieces that can be sacrificed at will.
This is all the mistake of handing Yun Yue over to Xiaolin Xuewu, which made him feel the pride of a warrior. Originally, he could do things by just sending people, and he had to go on the battlefield and motivate his subordinates to fight bravely. This is the most primitive leader and the most helpless choice, but Yun Zheng also admitted that this is also the most effective way of leadership.
It seems that Yun Yue is really enjoying his life as a pirate. He even wants to experience his supreme glory from impunities of battle. It is wrong to do this. Any leader will only participate in the battle at the beginning. After his army is formed, he will immediately move behind the scenes. He will no longer charge, nor will he be suitable to charge on the front line...
The life of the leader is precious, even very precious. Chen Sheng and Wu Guang didn't understand this truth, so he became the leader for just a few months and died without a burial place.
The enthusiasm and pride of young people are taboos for being a good leader. Yun Zheng is basically able to do it now, but Yun Yue cannot. After being influenced by patriotism in later generations for seven or eight years, when he was fighting against the Koreans and the Japanese, he would unconsciously superimpose all the bad things that others had not done on their ancestors. This is a meaningless counterattack.
Yun Zheng didn't sleep all night, and told Yun Yue that night that he told Yun Yue about how to be a good leader, a general, and a good pirate must take robbing wealth as the top priority, rather than finding any psychological balance in this era. Finally, he used the most harsh tone to ask Yun Yue not to board the ship to fight again! Although doing so is indeed full of heroism, it is not allowed!
Seeing that the lights in Yun Zheng's tent were on all night, Chen Lin walked in and saw Yun Zheng putting a thick stack of paper into a huge envelope. She couldn't help but feel warm and bowed: "Master, Fu Bi, and Zhong Yan have some selfish thoughts in their hearts, but I promised that they would never drag the Master down in this battle.
This is a national war, and even if they have the courage to do their best. Impulsing them at this time will only create a gap between us and will be detrimental to the war. Please put the current war first and do not cause any more troubles."
Yun Zheng was stunned for a moment, handed the bulging envelope to Monkey for him to seal it, and did not explain that he was writing a private message, knocking on the table and said, "I am optimistic about Zhao Yan and Li Dongchu. If they dare to disobey the slander, I will never show mercy in the knife!"
Chen Lin smiled and said, "What the Grand Marshal said is that since the Grand Marshal wants to defeat Xiao Dahu at Baidengshan, I will naturally support it with all my strength. If these two people are suspected of missing the military opportunity, and there is no need for the Grand Marshal's marching law, I will put them in a dilemma!"
Yun Zheng nodded and said, "It's a pity that in the field, he will only defeat Xiao Dahu but cannot wipe out this person. It would be great if they could retreat to Xijing after Bai Dengshan was defeated."
Chen Lin was shocked when she heard this and asked quickly: "Master General is sure that we can really beat Xiao Dahu in Baidengshan?"
Yun Zheng sneered: "My Song Dynasty merchants have been doing business around Xijing for more than ten years. Before Xiao Dahu came to Xijing, I had already completed all the arrangements needed there. To this day, do you know who the largest Liao merchant in Xijing, the Liao merchant with the closest relationship with Xiao Dahu?"
Chen Lin hurried to Yun Zheng and whispered: "Didn't ask for advice..."
"You know that person too, and his name is Cui Da!" (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!